Buckwheat is considered an ideal dietary product to promote weight loss and an indispensable product on the vegetarian menu. Its consumption is the basis of many types of buckwheat diets. The chemical composition of buckwheat is so diverse and saturated with substances necessary for the body, which makes it a useful product. It does not lend itself to genetic modification. Groats contain vitamins of group B, PP, A and E and trace elements that are not found in any other cereal, these are strontium, vanadium, titanium, selenium. Buckwheat is rich in amino acids, polyunsaturated fats, and fiber. 100 grams of cereal contains 329 calories. Buckwheat contains proteins that surpass animal proteins in their properties and are easily absorbed by the body. Buckwheat carbohydrates are absorbed more slowly, creating a feeling of fullness.
The benefits of buckwheat also differ depending on its type, whole grains peeled from the shell are called kernels and they are a storehouse of nutrients, and crushed or prodel contains less nutrients and less calories.
Pros and Cons
The advantages of the buckwheat mono-diet are its simplicity in cooking and its availability. The cereal retains its properties even after cooling. Does not deteriorate when stored for a long time.
The nutrients contained in cereals cleanse the blood and improve blood circulation, prevent anemia, improve the functioning of the digestive tract due to the content of fiber, which improves intestinal motility, which is the prevention of constipation.
Buckwheat diet improves the appearance of the skin, nails, eliminates traces of cellulite and makes the figure slimmer and more well-groomed. By its properties, buckwheat can replace products such as potatoes, bread products, and many cereals.
Buckwheat has a chemical composition that does not allow it to turn rancid and moldy during long-term storage. Buckwheat removes excess fluid and helps to eliminate both obvious and latent edema.
The disadvantages of the buckwheat diet is its uniformity in the menu, which can contribute to the breakdown and rejection of buckwheat.
A diet involves avoiding salt and sugar, but avoiding salt can lower blood pressure and make you feel less comfortable. Avoiding sugar can lead to a decrease in mental performance, which must be taken into account and switched to a diet during periods of calm and not very serious projects. It is better not to add sugar to the diet, it will lead to an increased calorie content of porridge, and salt can be added in minimal quantities.
The calorie content of a Greek mono-diet is 400-450 per day, this is very little for vigorous activity, but the feeling of satiety will not allow you to feel hungry.
Another disadvantage in the diet is contraindications for it. These include pregnancy and the breastfeeding period. Diseases of the digestive system, such as colitis and gastritis, it is not advisable to use kefir-buckwheat, it can provoke their exacerbation. Steamed buckwheat is contraindicated for varicose veins, blood diseases and a tendency to thrombosis. One should refrain from a mono-diet during the period of exacerbation of chronic diseases, and after surgery.
Taking multivitamin preparations contributes to the enrichment of the body with a complex of substances for good nutrition, it is very useful for mono-diets.
Exit from the diet should be gradual, if neglected, the extra pounds will return very soon.
Diet for 14 days
Mono Diet is a great way to lose 5 pounds or more. After completing the diet, you should adhere to good nutrition so that the result is preserved for a long time.
Principles
Buckwheat contains water, but when consumed in amounts of about 500 grams per day, an additional amount of liquid is required.
Boiling buckwheat will lead to a decrease in nutrients, so it should be boiled with boiling water. The brewing method has its own characteristics and for this you should pour a glass of buckwheat into a saucepan and pour boiling water over it. The water level should be 2-3 cm above the buckwheat level.
Buckwheat is washed with cold water from debris and steamed with boiling water, left overnight, or a couple of hours in a warm place or wrapped in a pan with a towel. Salt should be, at the end it will reduce the amount of salt eaten during the day.
When making menus and choosing products for them, side dishes should be made by a quarter less than the amount of porridge by weight. This amount of garnish contributes to the quality result of the diet.
Everyday Menu
A buckwheat diet can cause depression and blues, but with an optimistic attitude and combination of products and focus on results, it will bring changes in appearance and reduce weight in a short period of time. All dishes should be eaten fresh, prepared just before meals.
1 day
Breakfast and dinner consists of buckwheat porridge, for dinner you can add stewed vegetables or mushrooms with onions as a side dish. Vegetable tomato soup is on the menu for lunch. You can drink tea with a spoonful of honey for breakfast and green tea for dinner with a slice of lemon.
2 day
Breakfast and dinner consist of buckwheat porridge, while you can prepare a vegetable salad for breakfast, and just herbs and a boiled egg for dinner. For lunch, there should always be soup or chicken broth with herbs or milk soup with buckwheat.
3-5 days
On these days, you should eat steamed buckwheat observing the drinking regime. You can diversify the menu with a handful of dried fruits, but no more than once a day and rosehip decoction.
6 day
Breakfast and dinner consists of buckwheat. For breakfast, buckwheat with milk, for dinner - with cauliflower in batter and a boiled egg. Lunch - low-calorie vegetable soup without potatoes.
7 day
Breakfast and dinner consist of steamed buckwheat, garnished with vegetables for breakfast and a boiled egg and seaweed salad for dinner. Lunch - okroshka or mushroom soup with herbs.
8 day
Breakfast and dinner the menu should include buckwheat with low-fat cottage cheese for breakfast and fresh or stewed vegetables for a side dish for dinner. Lunch - boiled turkey or veal with cabbage salad.
9 - 11 days
Buckwheat porridge and drinking water make up the diet of these days. It must be remembered that it should be eaten no more than 0. 5 kg per day. This amount does not put much stress on the body and helps to maintain a feeling of fullness throughout the day.
12 day
Breakfast and dinner consists of buckwheat porridge with butter or olive oil for breakfast and a side dish of mushrooms or vegetables for dinner. In addition to this, you can drink green tea and unsweetened coffee. Lunch - vegetable soup with herbs.
13 day
Breakfast and dinner consists of buckwheat, but you can add cottage cheese for breakfast, and mushrooms or boiled vegetables for dinner. Lunch can be varied with vegetable soup, tomato or with the addition of lentils.
14 day
- Breakfast.You can diversify the menu on the last day by making buckwheat meatballs with vegetables as a side dish. Alternatively, you can use low-fat cottage cheese and buckwheat porridge, green tea with a spoonful of honey.
- Lunch.Meat broth with boiled egg and herbs.
- Dinner.Buckwheat porridge with steamed turkey breast with fresh herbs.
During the entire period of the diet between lunch and dinner, you can eat fruit, drink rosehip broth and just green tea. It is necessary to remember about the drinking regimen while losing weight.
Diet for 7 days
Diet for 7 days involves cooking buckwheat in the amount of 6-8 tablespoons of cereals per day. The cooking principles remain the same as for the two-week diet.
Monday
The whole day's diet consists of buckwheat and is represented by buckwheat porridge for breakfast, buckwheat cutlets with a garnish of vegetables or salad for lunch and dinner with buckwheat meatballs. For breakfast, kefir, fat-free and unsweetened tea are suitable for dinner.
Tuesday
The menu in the morning consists of buckwheat, and buckwheat bread for breakfast, and steamed buckwheat pancakes for lunch. Dinner is light and it is better to eat grapefruit, which is very useful for losing weight.
Wednesday
The menu for the whole day consists of steamed buckwheat and a breakfast of porridge, lunch of buckwheat soup and a dinner of porridge with the addition of butter. Supplement breakfast and dinner with a glass of mineral water, and unsweetened tea for lunch.
Thursday
Breakfast, lunch consists of buckwheat. For breakfast, you can use bread, steamed buckwheat pancakes and for lunch - buckwheat porridge. Dinner should be light and you can make a salad of fruits or vegetables with butter or yogurt.
Friday
Buckwheat is the diet of the whole day, and is served steamed for breakfast and dinner, and buckwheat soup for lunch. It will be useful to drink kefir for breakfast, mineral water with lemon for lunch.
Saturday
Breakfast and dinner consist of buckwheat, while for breakfast prepare steamed buckwheat, for dinner buckwheat meatballs. Lunch consists of apple and grated onion and cucumber.
Sunday
Breakfast and lunch, dinner consists of buckwheat. Breakfast - buckwheat porridge, porridge with apple for lunch, steamed buckwheat pancakes for dinner. Breakfast can be supplemented with mineral water with lemon, lunch - with kefir, dinner - with mineral water.
Diet for 3 days
The 3-Day Diet is like fasting days. The main dish during these three days is buckwheat, which will allow you to lose about three kilograms of weight. Drinking alcohol is not recommended, it is harmful to the body and very high in calories. You need to get enough sleep and walk more, drink at least two liters of liquid. During the period of the diet, the stomach will decrease in size and in the subsequent period, food intake will also be reduced in volume. Eat half a grapefruit every day.
Menu
1st day
Breakfast, lunch and dinner consists of buckwheat, only for dinner you should add vegetable salad.
2nd day
The ration of the second day consists of steamed buckwheat and supplemented with an apple or half a grapefruit, a salad of white cabbage and green tea with rose hips.
3rd day
Buckwheat is an all-day menu and can be complemented with salad and fruit. Buckwheat is used only in the form of porridge.
Kefir-buckwheat diet
The main ingredients are kefir, which must be drunk during the day, a liter, and buckwheat in an amount of 400 to 500 grams. This diet is a 7 or 14 day modification of the diet. The menu is a set of the same products, but you must adhere to its two components: buckwheat and kefir.
The diet enriches the body with necessary proteins and carbohydrates, buckwheat cleanses of toxins and toxins, gives lightness and harmony to the figure.
Buckwheat Vegetable Diet
The basis of this diet is buckwheat. It must be brewed with boiled water, not boiled. The diet can be enriched with vegetables such as cabbage, celery, cucumbers, bell peppers. In this diet, it is necessary to exclude potatoes, which contributes to the development of constipation, since the diet is monotonous. Drinking a liquid in a volume of two liters and taking tea with rosehip decoctions, herbal teas are optional and are not included in this volume.
Milk-buckwheat diet
The combination of milk and buckwheat mono-diets gives results when using skim milk. Buckwheat is steamed overnight with water and in the morning milk is either added to the porridge or drunk separately. The diet can be used for a period of 3 days, 10 days, and if you feel and want to continue eating, then extend it to 14 days.
This mono-diet has 2 options:
- Steamed buckwheat and milk should be used alternately one day buckwheat, another day milk. This diet is used for 3 days and allows you to lose 3 kg.
- Eat buckwheat and milk alternating throughout the day. Breakfast - buckwheat porridge, lunch - a glass of milk and in that order. Buckwheat dishes can be varied, it can be steamed pancakes, cutlets or meatballs.
Reviews
Numerous forums of people wishing to lose weight and sharing experiences, and the results of these diets, say that a diet using buckwheat not only helps to lose weight, but also, with proper nutrition, it helps not to gain it. The monotony of this diet does not in the least become a reason to abandon it.
Results
Diet allows you to get rid of not only excess weight, but also get rid of toxins in the body. Its use improves the appearance, skin condition and normalizes metabolism. The psychological mood changes, the mood improves, the stress resistance increases.
Exit from the diet should not be abrupt, you should gradually exit it. The diet can be repeated only after 30–45 days.